Apparatus for cutting and applying to can ends ring-liners.



v J. A. GRAY. APPARATUS FOR CUTTING AND APPLYING T0 CAN ENDS RINGLINERS.

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UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES A. GRAY, OE SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN CANCOMPANY, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

APPARATUS FOR CUTTING AND APPLYING TO CAN ENDS RING-LINERS.

useful Improvements in Apparatus for Cutting and Applying to Can EndsRing-Liners,

of which the following is a specification.

The hereinafter described invention relates to an organized apparatusfor cutting and applying ring liners to can ends or covei's,'the samecomprisinga series of interrelated working instrumentalities, whichreceive a fibrous disk or disk blank of predetermined diameter, conveythe said disk to means for cutting therefrom a core blank and removingthe said blank to a suitable place of deposit,- thence "removing thering liner so formed by the cutting out of the core blank from the saiddisk and depositing the same within the lineof movement of assemblingmeans, thencepositioning within the path of movement of such assemblingmeans a flanged can end or cover to receive the cut ring liner, forcingthe ring liner onto the flange of said positioned can end or cover, andfinally discharging from within the apparatus the can end or cover withits ring liner applied thereto, the apparatus being automatic in theaction parts and the movementsof being so timed as cessive'ly. v

Briefly stated, the invention resides in means for cutting and applyingring liners to can ends, which consists in placing the liner material inthe form of a disk or blank the said parts to come into action sucofproper size and from which the liner ring is to be formed, within anorifice of a carrier member, conveying the "disk or blank to a stationwhere co-acting oppositely 'reciprocating cutting dies enter the saidorifice of the conveying member from opposite and cut acentral-core fromas to leave a ring liner Within thence conveying the cut ring sidesthereof said blank so said orifice,

liner to a stat-ion Where it is positioned immediately above apositioned can end or cover and in alinement- With the flange thereof,conveying the alined ring liner and can end orcover to-a station Whereassembling means are situated for forcing the ring liner onto the flangeof the held can cover and so applying the "cut ring liner, and finallydischarging the can end or cover of its working Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

Application filed May 28, 1914. Serial No. 841,565.

with its assembled ring liner from within the machine.

It sometimes happens during the working of the apparatus, that for onereason or another, a disk blank fails to be fed at proper time to thecarrier member for the delivery of a ring liner to be cut therefrom ontothe flange of ,a can end positioned to receive the same. In such case,it is essential that the discharge of the non-lined can end with thelined can ends be prevented, for, if not, it will, be conveyed with thelined ends to the point of discharge therefor and thus provide for thedelivery to the can end applying means a defective can end, producingwhen applied to a filled can. a leaky joint union.- To prevent thedischarge of any such non-lined end with properly lined can ends, I haveprovided a simple attachment in connection with the assembling means forthe ring liner and can end, the same being of such construction as tocome can end in case a cut ring liner is not received to be applied tothe flange thereof, thereby providing for-a non-discharge of a non-linedcan end. Inasmuch as during the into action for automatically cuttingout such a operation of the machine the cycle of move- I ment of theworking parts takes place irrespective as to whether a disk blank is fedor placed into one of the orifices provided therefor in the carriermember ing the same to the cutting dies and assembling meansrespectively, it is apparent that unless means he provided to preventthe imfor conveyproper discharge of non-lined can ends, that the ones inuse at the present time, while at the same time producing an apparatuswherein the cutting of the ring liners and, the applying of the samedirect to the flange of can ends takes place within a single machine,and one wherein the carrier member for receiving the disk blanks from astack of such blanks delivers the same successively tive acting andexpeditious apparatus than to the action of the cutting dies forsevering therefrom a ring liner, conveying the said ring liner toassembling meansand serving to convey the can end with its applied linerring to the discharge station therefor. So far as I am aware, thehereinafter described invention comprises the first automaticallyoperated machine which permits of blank disks of substantially uniformdiw ameter to be fed from a stack successively to a carrier member, thecutting directly therefrom by a single movement of cutting dies a linerring. conveying the cut liner ring to an assembling station for the saidcut liner and a can end, assembling the said parts by forcing the lineronto the flange of the can end, and finally discharging. the lined canend.

To comprehend the present invention reference should be had to theaccompanying sheets of drawings which illustrate one form of anapparatus in practical operation for the successful carrying out of theinvention, and wherein 1 Figure 1 is a front elevation of the apparatusviewed in the direction of the arrow aFig. 2 of the drawings, disclosingin gen eral the respective positions of the oppositely operating cuttingdies, the horizontally rotatable turret or carrier member provided withcircumferentially disposed orifices for the reception of disk blanks andcan ends and into Which orifices the opposing cutting dies move fromopposite faces thereof,the vertically .disposed holders for stacks ofdisk blanks and can ends, the feed means for successively delivering attimed intervals the disk blanks and the can ends, the asseinbling meansfor forcing the cut ring I liner onto thefiange of the can end, and theinter-connected power driven means for imparting timedmovements to therespective parts. Fig. 2 is a side elevation viewed in the direction ofthe arrow bFig. 3 of the drawings, said view illustrating the positionof the holder containing a stack of disk blanks, the controlling meansfor actuating the feed slide for delivering said blanks successively tothe intermittently horizontally rotating turret or carrier member forthe disk blanks, the position of the assembling means for the cut ringliners and can ends, in part, the electrical means for controlling thedischarge of non-lined can ends, and the 65 means for receiving andconveying the discharged lined ends to a suitable place of deposit. Fig.3 is a rear elevation of the apparatus disclosing the various co-actingparts thereof and the means for imparting motion thereto, said viewillustrating more clearly than appears in Fig. 2 of the drawings, theposition of the reciprocating means for assembling the cut ring linersand the can ends, the drive means for discharge conveyer, the feedslides for the disk blanks and the can ends, the connected actuatingdevices for operating said respective feed slides, and the means forimparting niovements to the cutting dies for'severing a ring liner fromthe disk blanks, the assembling means for placing the cut ring linersonto the flange of the can ends, and means for imparting intermittentmovement to the horizontally rotatable turret or carriermember for thedisk blanks. Fig. 4: is a horizontal sectional view taken on line l-4 ofFig. 1 of the drawings, viewed in the direction of the arrows,illustrating the horizontally rotatable turret or carrier memberprovided with vertically disposed spaced orifices for receiving the diskblanks and the can ends, the reciprocating feed means for the deliveringdisk blanks and the can ends, from the holders containing the same, andthe discharge conveyer for receiving and removing the lined can ends.Fig. 5 is a part sectional view taken on line 5-5 Fig. 4 of thedrawings, and viewed in the direction of the arrows c, disclosing thecan end feed means in unoperated position. Fig. 6 is a similar viewillustrating the can end feed means in operated position and a can endas having been delivered relative to the horizontally rotatable turretor carrier member for the disk blank and can ends. Fig. 7 is a verticalsectional view taken on line 7 -7 Fig. 6 of the drawings, viewed in thedirection of the arrows. Fig. 8 is a part sectional view similar to Fig.5, taken on line 8-8-'Fig. 4- of the drawings, and viewed in thedirection of the arrows (i, said view illustrating the reciprocatingfeed slide for the disk blanks in unoperat'ed position. Fig. 9 is asimilar view disclosing the reciprocating feed slide for the, diskblanks in operated position. and a ,disk blank positioned relative tothe horizontally rotatable turret or carrier member.. Fig. 10 is avertical sectional view taken on line 10-10 of Fig. l of the drawingsand viewed in the direction of the arrows c, said section being throughthe cutting station for the disk blanks and the assembling station forthe cut ring liner and a can end, there being disclosed by said view-adisk blank in position relative to the horizontally rotatable turret orcarrier and a can end positioned relative to a cut ringcliner forassembling purposes; also in part broken vertical section, the cuttingdies for the disk blank and the reciprocating plungers forassembling thecut liner and I the can end, said cutting and assembling means beingdisclosed in an open or unoperated position. Fig. 11 is a View similarto Fig. 10 of the drawings, illustrating the cutting members for thedisk blank and the assembling members for the cut ring liner and the canend in closed or operated position.

Fig. 12 is an enlarged detail view of the disk blank feed control. Fig.13 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 13-13 of Fig. 9 of thedrawings, viewed in the direction of the arrows, illustrating the diskblank holder with a stack of blanks therein, and the reciprocating slidefor successively removing the blanks from the bottom of said holder anddelivering the same to the horizontally rotatable turret or carriermember. F ig. 14 is an enlarged detail sectional view of the cuttingdies for the disk blank illustrated in open or unoperated positionrelative to the horizontally rotatable turret or carrier member,a diskblank being disclosed seated within the orifice of said horizontallyrotatable member. Fig. l5 (Sheet 2 of the drawings) is a broken detaillongitudinal sectional view of the discharge conveyer for the lined canends, illustrated in connection with a portion of the horizontallyrotatable turret or carrier member. Fig. 16 is an enlarged.detailsectional view in front elevation, taken online 1616 of Fig. 2 ofthe drawings, illustrating the means for controlling the discharge ofthe lined can ends and preventing the discharge with the lined ends ofan unlined can end, the assembling plunger for the cut ring liner beingdisclosed in raised position. Fig. 17 is a vertical view in elevationtaken on the irregular line 17 17 of Fig. 16 of the drawings, viewed inthe direction of the arrows f, certain of the parts being shown insection andthe assembling plunger for the cut liner being disclosed inlowered position. Fig. 18 is a broken horizontal sectional top plan viewof the horizontally rotatable turret or carrier member taken on linel818-Fig. 16 of the drawings, disclosing the normal travel of the linedcan end toward the discharge conveyer for the ends, said conveyer beingillustrated in. connection with the horizontally rotatable turret ;orcarrier member and the fixed support over which the lined ends aremoved.19 is a similar View disclosing a non-lined can end in line of dischargefrom the supporting table or platform deposited onto the dischargeconveyer at a point in advance of the discharge for the lined can end.

pending therefrom extends a vertically disposed driven shaft 4. To theupper end of this vertical shaft is keyed'or otherwise secured ahorizontally disposed turret or carrier member 5, which is held a slightdistanceabove the stationary table member 2.-

An intermittent or step rotation is imparted to the centrally disposedshaft 4 and the horizontally disposed turret or carrier memworking insuitablebearings located inthe base portion of the frame structure 1.

From the s1des of the machine frame and in substantial alinement withthe upper face.

of the stationary table2 and the upper face of the turret or carrier 5respectively, project the brackets 9 andJO, which support respectivelythe holder 11 adapted to hold a stack of can ends 13 and the holder 12adapted to hold a stack of disk blanks 14. The disk blanks 14 aresuccessively delivered from the holder 12 into one of thecircumferentially disposed vertical openings 15 of the turret or carrier5 and onto the circumferentia-lly disposed seat or shoulder 16 of thesaid opening for receiving and supporting the said disk blankQby thehereinafter described feed mechanism,-Figs. 1, 2, 8, 9 and 10 of thedrawings, the said blanks being guided into the positioned opening 15 ofI the turret or carrier member 5 by means of the lateral'guide-way 15formed in the upper face of the said turret or carrier member therebeing one guide way 15 which communicates with each of the said openings15-Fig. 4 of the drawings. The can ends 13 to be lined are successivelyremoved from the holder 11 and positioned onto'the stationary carrier 2-immediately beneath one of the seriesof the vertically disposedcircumferential openings 15 of the turret 0r carrier (Fig. 6 of thedrawings)by the hereinafter described feed means, the said can end asfed onto the said table or platform 2 moving within one of the series oflateral guide cut outs 13 formed in the under face of the turret orcarrier 5 and which communicate respectively with the cireumferentiallydisposed vertical openings. 15

thereof.so that the vertical wall of the flange end 13 will be embracedthereby In the present case, rotary motion is imparted to the shaft 7fromthe drive shaft 17, working in bearings 1 secured to the extensionside pieces 1 of the frame structure 1Figs. 1,2 and 3 of the drawings.The said drive shaft '1 ris driven by a. power belt (not shown) workingover a belt pulley 18 serotation of the drive shaft 17'is transmitted tothe shaft 7 through the mediurnmofathe I vertically disposed shaft 18working inguide bearings 1-8 attached to theQuterIfice-hf framestructure 1. This shaft 18 has securedv to its upper and lower endsrespectively the pinions 19 and 19, which mesh with the pinions 20 and20 secured respecone of the side extensionpieces l 'anduthe':

cured to one end of the said shaft, and the 'y tively to one end ofthe'shafts l7 and 7, so that the rotary movement of the shaft 17 istransmitted to the shaft 7.

To a crank 21 on the drive shaft 17 is con nected through a pitman 22, avertically reciprocating cross head 22, Fig. 1 of the drawings. Thiscross head carries at its lower end a ring die punch 23, whichis-surcross-head M' -Figs. 1 and 14: of the drawings, which saidcross-head is connected by a pitman 25 to a crank 25 on the shaft 7, thetimed movements of the cranks 21 and 25 of the shaft 17 and 7respectively being such that the ring die punch 23 and the op posing diering 21 are moved toward and from each other simultaneously. The saidreciprocating members as moved together pass from opposite faces intoand part way through one of the positioned openings 15 of the rotatableturret or carrier member 5Fig. 11 of the drawings, the said opening ofthe carrier member at such time being in vertical alinement with thereciprocating members 23 and 2%, during which movement of the saidmembers the rotatable turret or carrier member 5 is held stationary. Atthis time or step in the operation of the machine, there is positionedwithin the said opening 15 of the horizontally rotatable turret orcarrier member 5, a disk blank 14, the-same being supported therein bythe, circumferentially disposed shoulder or shelf 16. This disk blank isheld to its seat by the face of the reduced section 23 of the stripperring 23', which first enters the positioned opening 15 of the rotatableturret or carrier member 5 and bears against the upper surface of thepositioned disk blank let; the die ring 2-1 at which time reaches thecompletion of its inward stroke and thus stroke for a short distance,due to the-yield of the springs 23 for the stripper ring 23, cuts from,the held disk 14 a central core piece a, leaving a ring liner 5 ofproper size held between the face of the lower reduced and of thestripper ring 23 and the upper face of the ring die 24, the saidmovement of the die punch 23 carrying the cut core piece a into theenlarged portion 0 of the ring die 24, from which it falls by gravityinto the hollow open cross head 24='Fig. 11 of the drawings, beingdeflected therefrom by means of the inclined giiide rods 26, Figs. 1 and2 of the drawings, to a'suitable place of deposit. On the return orseparating stroke of the die punch 23 and the die ring 24:, the stripperring 23' serves to remove or strip the cut ring liner Z) from the punch23 and leave the same deposited on the circumferential shoulder or shelf16 of the opening 15 of the horizontally rotatable turret or carriermember 5. cut fibrous central core piece a of the disk blank ,14:adhering to the face of-the die punch 23, there is provided in saidpunch one or more air ducts 26 (Figs; 10, 11 and 1-1 of the drawings),which said ducts are open to the atmosphere and admit air to break ordestroy on the return stroke of the said die punch such air suction orvacuum as may have formed and by so doing causing the cut core piece ato fall from the punch 23 into the hollow cross head 24.

On the die punch 23 with its stripper ring To prevent the 23 and thering die 2i moving out of the therein in vertical alinement withreciproeating assembling means for placing the cut ring liner 6 onto theflange (Z of acan end or cover plate 13. These step or intermittentrotations of the said turret or carrier memher is accomplished by thepart rotation imparted to the vertical shaft "1 through the medium ofthe hereinbefore described worm gear 8 thereon, meshing with themutilated worm gear 6 on the driven cross shaft 7, the step rotations soimparted to the turret or carrier member 5 being such as to place theopening 15 with the cut ring liner therein in alinement with a verticalopening 27. in the stationary table 2Fig. 16 of the'drawings, and inalinement with the vertically reciprocating assembling means for placingthe cut ring liner b onto the flange-d of a positioned can end or coverplate 13 In the present case, the assembling means comprise opposingvertically reciprocating plungers 28 and 28'Figs. 2, 3, 10, 11 and 16 ofthe drawings. which plungers are movable into and out of the opening 15of the horizontally rotatable turret or carrier member 5 con taining thering liner b to be applied. The plunger 28 forces the cut ring liner 1)from its shouldered seat 16 of the opening 15 onto the flange al of thepositioned can end 13, the stem 29 of such plunger working through aguide 29, (Figs. 10, 11, 16 and 17 of the drawings) and being connectedat, its upper end to alever 30-Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings. Thislever 30 is fulcrumed to a bracket 30 and carries at its inner end aroll 31 mounted on a laterally projecting stud 32, the said roll 31working within an irregular groove 32', cut in one face of a i.. A l n4i.

being forced onto the shaft reciprocating motion is imparted through themedium of the lever 30 and the stem 29 to the plunger 28.

he companion plunger 28 lifts the can end 13 from its seat into theopening 15 and holds the same while the cut ring liner 6 is flange clthereof, the stem 28 for the plunger 28 seating within a socketedconnecting member 28 which works within a vertically disposed guidesleeve 33 Figs. 3, 10 and 16 of the drawings. l ithin the socketedconnectingmember 28 is seated a spring 34 for action against the stem 28to hold the plunger 28 normally outwardly pressed, and said member 28has connected to a stud 34 therefrom, the upper end of a lift oractuating rod 35, which said rod inturn is conthe said lever carries aroll to force the such form of connection opening 15 nected at its lowerend to the outer end of a fulcrumed lever 35, shown in dotted lines inFig. 2 of the drawings. At its inner end 36, which roll is mounted on astud (not shown) laterally projecting from the inner end portion of thelever 35"and works within an irregular shaped groove 36 formed in oneface of a cam 36 secured to the driven shaft 7. By the rotary motion ofthe shaft 7 is transmitted for imparting vertical reciprocatingmotion'to the plunger 28.

The plunger 28 opening 27 in the works through a vertical fixed table 2and on its upward movement or stroke lifts the positioned can end 13into the alined vertical opening 15 of the horizontally rotatable turretor carrier member 5 until it reaches a position therein immediatelybeneath the supporting shoulder, shelf or ledge 16 on which rests thepositioned cut ring liner 6. During the upward movement of the plunger28, the opposing plunger 28 is descending, so that by the time the canend .13 has been lifted into proper position within the of the carriermember 5, the plunger 28 is acting on the cut ring linerb same from itscircumferential seat 16 onto the. flange (Z of the can end-13 Figs. 10and 11 of the drawings.

The lined can ends 13 discharge through a cut out section 37 of thestationary table or platform 2 onto an endless conveyer 37 Figs. 15, 18and 19 of the drawings, the said lined can ends being moved from theassemblin station B of the machineFig. 4 of the drawings, ret or carriermember 5. By means of the endless conveyer37, the lined ends arevdelivered to a suitable place of deposit, mo-' tion being imparted to thesaid conveyerfrom the vertically disposed driven shaft 18 throughthemedium of the drive belt 38 working over the belt pulleys 38 and 39secured respecti'velyto the shaft 18 and a projecting by means of therotatable turshort vertical shaft 39Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings.The said vertical shaft 39 has secured to its upper end portion a worm40, which meshes with a worm pinion 40 onv one end of the shaft 41 forthe drive roll 42 for the conveyer'37-Fig. 2 of the drawings, the upperrun of said conveyer .working within the runway 43 laterally projectedfrom the frame ofthe machine, and which is supported at'its outer end bythe standard 43 Figs. 2, 4 and 15 of the drawings. It will be understoodthat the shafts 41 and 41 for the rolls 42 and 43 over which thedischarge conveyer 37 moves, work in suitablebearings located at eachend portion of the runway 43. I

As hereinbefore stated, the disk blanks 14 are successively delivered tothe rotatable turret or carrier member from a stack of such disks contined within the holder 12 situated at oneside of the machine, while thecan ends 13 to be lined are delivered onto the table 2 and within thesphere of a properly positioned orifice 15' of the said turret orcarrier 5 from a stack of such ends contained within a holder 11situated at the .opposite side of the machine -Figs. 1 and 3 of thedrawings. The disk blanks 14 are successively delivered into a properlypositioned orifice 15 of the turret or carrier 5 when at rest with itsguide-way 15 in line' with the lowermost disk of the stack containedwithin the holder 12, by means of the reciprocating feed slide 44, whichworks within a guide-way 44 of the bracket 10. During the inward strokeof the feed slide 44, the shouldered end portion 44 thereof engages withthe edge of the lowermost disk 14 0f the stack of disk blanks and forcesthe same inwardly through the guide-way 15' into the positioned opening15 of the turret or carrier 5-Figs. 8 and 9 of the drawings. During theinward feed movement of the slide 44, the disk blank 14 is held inhorizontal position by means of the spring clamp 45, secured projectingfrom tlie the slide on the return or outward stroke thereof. On thereturn or outward stroke of the feed slide 44, the .released disk blank14 (held against outward movement by the spring clamp 45) seats itselfonto the circumferential shoulder 16 of the orifice 15, it beingunderstood that duringthe inward movement of said feed slide theentirestack of diskblanks within the holder 12 is sup-" 1.25 I ported bythe feed slide 44,-,"so' that on the.

said feedi slide reaching thel'ImIt of its out.

ward stroke, the entire stack fof dislts'within' I the holder 12 islowered aldista'nce equal to the thiolmessofthe removed disk-blank so asto place the lowermost one of the stack in position for. removal on thenext inward stroke of the said feed slide. The tendency of the diskblank to curl or bend upwardly as being moved from beneath the stack andby so doing clog against the edge a of the guide-way 44Figs. 8 and 9 ofthe drawings, and for more than a single disk blank to move from beneaththe stack of blanks, is overcome by providing a controlling plate 46,which so limits or restricts the guideway 44 as to permit of only asingle disk blank passing therethrough with the inward movement of thefeed slid-e.

Reciprocating timed movement is imparted to the feed slide 44 by meansof a lever 46 fulcrumed to a bracket 47 projecting fron the frame of themachine. At its upper end this lever is connected to an arm 47 hinged tothe feed slide 44 and projecting therefrom,Figs. 1, 8 and 9 of thedrawings, The lower end of the fulcrum'ed lever 46 is connected by alink rod 48 to an operating lever 48 fulcrumed to a bracket 49 securedto the opposite side of the machine from bracket 47Fig. 3 of thedrawings. At its lower end this lever 48 carries a. roll 49 mounted on astud 50 projecting from the lever 48', so that the said roll will workWithin an irregular groove 50 of a cam 51' secured to one end of thedrive shaft 7. The rotary motion of the said'shaft is thus transmittedfor imparting reciprocating motion to the feed slide 44 and to the feedslide 51, to a depending extension 52 to which slide 51 the upper end ofthe fulcrumed-lever 48 is connected by a short link 52Figs. 1, 5 and 6of the drawings. The said slide 51 works within a guide-way 53 of thebracket 9,-Fig. 7 of the drawings, and to the upper face thereof isattached a feed blade 53',

which blade on the inward movement of the slide 51 engages with theflanged edge of the lowermost can end 13 of the stack of ends containedwithin the holder 11 and moves' the same therefrom onto the table orplat form 2 to a position immediately beneath and in alinement withthe'positioned opening 15 of the turret or carrier member 5, the can endas forced inwardly moving within the guide out out 13 in the under faceof the said turret or carrier-member leading to the positioned opening15, thecircumferential flange of the canend' when so positioned beingpartly embraced by the wall of such guide out out.

For the removal of the lowermost endof the stack of can ends 13 withinthe holder 11 and which end rests on the bracket 9, it is required thatthe entire stack of ends with i the exception of the lowermost or bottomone out arms 54 are fulcrumed to the upper face thereof be raised aslight distance, and for this purpose a pair of spaced springheld cut ofthe bracket 9Figs. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the drawings. At the inner endof each arm ment of the slide 51, acting against the rolls 00 mounted ona stud 56 depending from the inner end portion of each fulcrumed arm 54and by so doing swinging outward or separating such outer end portion ofthe arms and forcing together or closing the inner end portions thereof,which causes the'blades 54 to enter between the lowermost two ends ofthe stack of ends contained within the holder 11 and raise the entirestack with the exception of the lowermost one thereof. \Vith thecontinued inward movement of the blade 53, the cut out or released canend is removed from within the holder 11 and moved onto the table orplatform 2 into a position immediately beneath the positioned opening1-5-of the turret or carrier member 5. On the out- Ward movement of theblade 53 the laterally swinging arms '54 remain in their closed positionuntil the inclines 55 of the said slide are carried beyond the rolls 55,when the tension of the spring 57 draws together the inner end portionsof the laterally swinging arms 54, separating the outer portions andwithdrawing the blades 54 from beneath the stack of can ends and by sodoing lowering the said stack within the holder to position the bottomone thereof for. removal on the next inward stroke of the blade 53.

To prevent a non-lined can end being con veyed to the discharge conveyor37, there is provided electrically controlled means associated with theassembling means for cutting out or removing the non-lined end from thetable' or support 2 prior to the same reaching the discharge outlet 37of the table or platform 2 for a properly lined can end. For thiscontrolling means reference should be had to Figs. 2, 4, 10, 11, 16,17and 18 of the drawings. It will be noted that on the stem 29 of theplunger 28 a laterally projecting stud 58 is secured, which stud workswithin a- ,vertical slotted section 58 formed in the guide 29 for thestem 29 of the plunger 28, and from said stud depends a rod 59 whichon'the downward movement of the stem 29 works through a guide opening-59"in the turret or carrier 5 adjacent each. of the vertical openings 15thereof. When one of the openings 15 stands in alinement with theplunger opening 27 of the table or platform 2 for theplunger 28', thesaid opening" 59 is in vertical alinement 'witha small opening 60in thesaidtable or platform 2;

,In this opening '60- islpositioned the upper reduced end portion 60ofaspring actuated rod 61, the upper endof said rod being normally flushwith the upper face of the table or platform 2.- Said 'rod' worksthrough guide arms 62 extended'from abracket 62, and the same is held intension by a spring 63 on the rod interposed between the lower guide arm62 and a collar 63 secured on the rod 61. The collar 63 is engaged by acatch end 64 of a rod 64;", pivoted to the lower guide arm 62, and thelower end thereof is connected to the bracket 62 by aspring 643 thepressure of which holds the catch end 64 of the rod 64 in engagementwith the collar '63 and by so doing holding the rod 61 locked againstupward movement by the spring 63.

On the bracket 62' is secured an electromagnet65, one pole of which isconnected by the wire 65 to the stem 28 of the plunger 28', and theopposite pole through the battery 66 is connected by the wire 66" to thespring held contact posts 67 carried by the plunger 28 and insulatedtherefrom by the insulator 67',- the said parts being held down toproject a short distance beyond the face of the plunger 28 by means ofthe leaf springs 67 Fig. 16 of the drawings. The electrical circuit isnormally an open one and is not closed to release the rod 61 until theposts 67 are brought into contact with metal and as these posts duringthe down- Ward movement of the plunger 28 bear onto the cut ring'linerZ) seated on the shoulder 16' within the orifice 15 of the turret orcarrier 5, (which cut ring liner is of insulating material) there can beno closed contact so long as a cut ring liner is positioned within theorifice 15 brought into vertical alinev ment with the assembling meansfor the cut ring liner and the can end.

However, in case a cut ring liner is not within the opening 15 forplacing onto theflange of a positioned can end 13, then on the downwardmovement of the plunger 28, the posts 67 come into contact withtheflange of the metallic can end and a closed circuit is made, causing themagnet to withdraw the rod or armature 64 to release the catch end 664thereof from engagement with the collar 3 of the rod 61, the spring 63then acting to raise the said rod to place its end 60 a slight distanceabove the face of the table or plat form 2 and int r" thecircumferential groove 68 formed in theunder face of the turret orcarrier 5. In this position the said projeetedend 60' of thefrod 61 actsas a barrier the rotary movement 2 until it reaches a point beyond thesphere of the can end recess or openings of the-rotating-turret orcarrier 5, the said unlined end 13 being thus prevented frombe1ngpropelled along the table or platform 2 untilit reaches thedischarge section or outlet 37 thereof. In this manner the unlined canend is prevented from being discharged with the lined can ends.

The unlined can end as forced outwardly from within the sphere of thecanhead recess will, by reason of its overhanging, either fall from off thetable or platform 2 or be shoved therefrom by the outward movement of asucceeding nonlined can end. The moment the plunger 28 begins its upwardmovement the contacts 67 move away-fromthe can end 13 and the electricalcircuit the spring 641 swinging the upper end of is broken, the tensionof the armature rod 6% away from the magnet 65 to place the catch end 61thereof in position for engagement with the collar 63 on the rod 61being restored to normal 'position. On the next downward stroke of theplunger 28, the lower end of the rod 59 bears onto the upper end of therod 61 and forces the said rod downward until the collar 63 thereon iscarried below the catch end 64 of the rod 64, when the said catch endthrough the action of the spring 61 moves into engagement with thecollar 63 and holds the rod 61 locked in such position with its upperend flush with or slightly below the up per surface of the table orplatform '2, which position is maintained just so long as the electricalcircuit is an open one and it will so remain whenever afibrous cut ringliner is within the positioned openingor orifice 15 to be applied to acan end.

During the applying of the cut ring liner to the flange of a can end,the said end is held to the plunger 28 by means of 'the spring actuatedclamp disk 69 carried by the ring plunger 28, the same giving slightlyby reason of the spring 69 understrain of the said ring plunger, andwhich spring on the return movement of the plungers 28 and 28 serves toforce the said clamp outwardly to separate the can end with itsassembled rin liner from the face of the plunger 28, while atthe sametime the spring 34 for the stem 28 ofthe plunger 28' permits of saidplunger giving slightly to any irregularity as to thickness -inmaterial.

The action of the respective cooperating mechanism of the machine issuch that a disk blank is first fed from a stack of blanks within theholder 12 into a positioned vertical opening or orifice of thehorizontally rotatable turret or carrier member a 5, and a step rotationthen imparted to the rier member 5;

said carrier member to place the orifice with its disk blank positionedtherein in alinement with the cutting means situated at the cuttingstation A. Reciprocating motion is then imparted to the opposingco-acting cutting plunger 23 and 24 for the cutting of a central corepiece a from the blank and leaving a cut ring liner Z) on the sat 16 ofthe orifice or opening 15 of the turret or car The said carrier memberwith the positioned cut ring liner is then ad vanced by a step orintermittent rotation until the orifice containing the ring liner is inlongitudinal alinement with the feed mechanism for the can end,whenthelower most end 13' from a stack ofends contained within theholder 11' is fed onto the stationary table 01' platform and placed intoa position in vertical alinement with the orifice- 15 containing the cutring liner, the flange of the end at such time being partly .em

braced by the wall of the cut out portion in the under face of theturret or carrier member leading to said orifice. carrier member withthe properlypositioned cut liner ring and can end is then advanced tothe assembling station B to place the positioned cut ring liner and canend in vertical alinement with the assembling means,

end over the surface of the table or platform 2 toward the dischargeoutlet 37, where the same is deposited onto the conveyer 37' forconveying the discharged lined end toward ,a suitable place of deposit.

The foregoing is in brief the cycle of action of the apparatus duringthe cutting and applying of a single ring liner to the flange of a canend, but it will be understood that these actions repeat'during thelining of 'each can end and that a number of ring liners are cut andapplied to can ends during one rotation of the horizontally rotatableturret or carrier member.

While the detailed working parts of an apparatus in practical operationat this time have been illustrated and described, still, it-

is obvious that the N21 rious described working parts may be changed andvaried without creating a departure from the nature The turret or andscope of the present invention and therefore it is not the wish to beunderstood as limiting or confining the invention to such details ofconstruction.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desiredto be protected by Letters Patent is 1. An organized apparatus for thecutting of ring liners and applying the same to the flange of can ends,the same comprising a rotatable carrier member provided with a series ofcircumferentially disposed open seats, means for supplying disk blanksto said seats, opposing plungers situated within the path of movement ofsaid carrier and in vertical alinement with a positioned openingthereof, devices for moving said plungers the cutting of a ring linerfrom a disk blank seated therein, devices for supplying a can end inalinement with the cut ring liner seated within said opening, means forassembling the said out liner ring and can end, and mechanism forimparting a step rotation to the rotatable carrier member.

.2. An apparatusfor the described purpose, the same comprising a framestructure, a horizontally rotatable carrier member provided with aseries of circumferentially vertically disposed open seats, devices forsuccessively'supplying disk blanks to said seats, means for cutting acentral core from said positioned disks to leave a cut ring linertherein, devices for positioning-a can end in alinement with apositioned seat containing a cut ring liner, means for assembling thesaid ring liner and positioned can end, mechanism for imparting steprotation to the carrier member for successively 'positioning an openseat thereof with respect to said mentioned.instrumentalities, and meansfor receiving the lined can end.

3. Apparatus for-the described purpose, the same comprising a suitableframe structure having a cutting station and an assembling stationembraced therein, a rotatable carrier member provided with a series ofcircumferentially disposed open seats, feed devices for supplying seats,means situated at the cutting station for removing a central core piecefrom said blank and leaving a cut ring liner therein, feed devices forpositioning a can end in alinement with the seat containing such cutring liner, means situated at the assembling station for assembling thecut ring liner and can end, spring held means normally out of the pathof the rotatable carrier member for removing a non-lined can end priorto the same reaching the discharge means therefor, devices thrown intoaction by the assembling 'into and out of the positioned opening fordisk blanks to said means for actuating the spring held means iimparting step rotation to the carrier mem ber and actuatingsuccessivelythe respective mentioned working ;instrumentalities, and means forreceivingthe discharged lined can ends.

4. An apparatus for the described purpose, the same comprising asuitable frame structure, a carrier member provided with a series ofopen holding orifices, a plurality of reciprocating means for supplyingdisk blanks to said orifices and positioning a can end in alinementtherewith, cutting devices interposed between said means for cutting aring liner from said positioned disks, assembling means situated beyondthe can end feed means for assembling the cut ring liner relative to theflange of the positioned 'can end. and mechanism for imparting stepmovement to the carrier member for positioning the holding orifices tothe mentioned working instrumentalities and for actuating the saidinstrumentalities for the Work required.

5. In an apparatus for the described purpose, the same comprising meansfor successively feeding disk blanks, a rotatable carrier provided withorifices for receiving said blanks and transporting the same; intermittently actingmeans for cutting ring liners-from said disks, meansfor feeding can ends into position relative to the orifice of thecarrier containing the cut ring liner. coacting means for placing thering liner onto the flange. of the can end, mechanism for impartingintermittent motion to the carrier for transporting the disk blanks fromthe cutting means to the assembling means. and actuating means for thementioned feeding, cutting and assembling instrumentalities timed forplacing the same into operation during a period of rest of the carriermember.

6. In an apparatus for the described purpose, the combination with arotatable carrier provided with a plurality of orifices for receivingdisk blanks, ofmeansfor positioning disk blanks within said orifices,reciprocating devices for'cutting a ring liner from said positionedblanks. mechanism for positioninga can end relative to a cut ring liner.and ring liner "to the flange of the positioned can end.

7. In an apparatus for the described purpose, the combination with ahorizontally rotatable carrier provided witlna series ofcirclnnferentially vertically disposed orifices, instrnmentalitiesassociated therewith for automatically and successively positioning diskblanks within said orifices. means for cutting a ring liner from saidpositioned teams for applying the said out pose, a horizontallyrotatable carrier member provided with a series of circumfer- (entiallydisposed open seats or orifices, horizontally reciprocating means fordelivering disk blanks, successively to said'orifices, ver-' tic-allyreciprocating (o-acting means for cutting a ring liner from said d skblanks,

horizontally reciprocating means for positioning can ends with respectto s-aid cut ring liners, vertically reciprocatmgto-acting means forapplying the cut ring liners to the positioned can ends, and mechanismfor imparting step rotation to the horiz'ontally rotatable carrier forpositioning the orifices thereof with respect to the mentionedreciprocating means and for actuating said reciprocating means in timedrelation to the movement of the carrier.

9. In an apparatus for the described pur; pose, a horizontally rotatablecarrier member for receiving and transporting disk blanks, means fordelivering blank disks to said carrier. reciprocating co-acting meansfor cutting ring liners from said disk blanks, associatedinstrumentsdities for delivering can ends into assembling position andapplying the cut ring liners to the flange thereof, and mechanism forimparting step rotation to he said carrier and actuating the mentionedfeeding. cutting and assembling instrumentalities in timed relation withrespect to the movement of the carrier.

10. In an apparatus for the described purpose, the combination with anintermittently movable carrier provided with a series of verticallydisposed orifices, of means for feeding disk blanks successively to saidorifices, devices for cutting ring liners from said disks, means forpositioning a can end relative to a cut ring liner. and devices forapplying the cut ring liner to the flange of a ting and assembling meansin timed rela tion with respect to the said carrier.

12. In an apparatus for the described purpose. a rotatable carrierprovided with orifices for receiving disk blanks. horizontallyreciprocating means for delivering disk instru-' blanks to saidorifices, vertically reciprocating means for cutting a ring liner fromsaid disk blanks, and associated instrumentalities for positioningcanends with respect to the cut ring liners and applying the same to theflange of the can ends.

13. In an apparatus for the described purpose, means for feeding diskblanks, a carrier member for receiving said blanks and transporting thesame, means for cutting a ring liner from said disks, feed means for canends, means for applying the cut ring liners to the flange of the canends, and devices controlled by the movement of-said last mentionedmeans for regulating the position of discharge for the can ends inaccordance as to Whether the same is lined or non-lined.

14. In an apparatus for the described purpose, the combination Withmeans for applying a cut ring liner to the flange of a positioned canend, of devices associated with said means and thrown into action by themovement thereof for regulating the discharge of the can ends inaccordance as to whether the same is a lined or a non-lined end.

15. In an apparatus for the described purpose, the combination Withtransporting means for disk blanks, of reciprocating means for cuttingring liners from said blanks, andassociated means for applying the cutring liners to the flange of can ends.

16. In an apparatus for the described purpose, a horizontally rotatablecarrier for disk blanks, reciprocating means for cutting ring linersfrom said blanks, associating reciprocating means for applying the cutring liner to the flange of the can ends, and devices controlling theposition of discharge for said ends in accordance as to Whether the sameis a lined or a non-lined end.

17. In an apparatus for the described purpose, the combination with acarrier member for disk blanks, of means for delivering disk blanksthereto, means for cutting a ring liner from said disks, and associatedmeans for applying the cut ring liners to the flange of can ends.

18. In an apparatus for the described purpose, the combination withmeans for assembling ring liners and can ends and applying the liners tothe flange of said ends, of means for controlling the point of dischargefor said ends in accordance as to Whether thesame are lined ornon-lined.

19. In an apparatus for the described purpose, the combination With theassembling means for ring liners and can ends, of a spring actuatingdischarge control device for the can ends, of electrical means forreleasing the control device in accordance as to Whether a can end islined or non-lined, and means for restoring the control device to normalposition after a release thereof.

20. In an apparatus for cutting ring liners from disk blanks andapplying the same to the flange of can ends, of automatically op eratedmeans for varying the discharge position for the can ends in accordanceas to Whether or not the same have had a ring liner applied thereto.

'21. In an apparatus for the described purpose, a rotatable carrier forreceiving and the mentioned feeding and cutting and assembling means intimed relatign to the movement of'the said carrier.

22. In an apparatus for the described purpose, the combination With acarrier member, of means for feeding disk blanks there to, means forcutting aring liner from said disks comprising a reciprocating plungerdie and an opposing reciprocating cutting plunger, a stripper for thecut ring liner carried by the cutting plunger, and associated means forassembling can ends relative to the cut ring liner and applying the sameto the flange of the can ends.

:23. In an apparatus for the described purpose, a carrier member fordisk blanks and cut ring liners, a holder adapted to contain a stack ofdisk blanks, an intermittently movable member for successively feedingblanks from the holder to the carrier member, means for cutting ringliners from said disks, a holder adapted to contain a stack of can ends,means for releasing said ends and feeding the same successively intoposition relative to the cut ring liners, means for assembling the endsand'ring liners and applying the latter to the flange of the can ends,and mechanism. for imparting timed movement to the respective mentionedinstrumentalities.

24:. In an apparatus for the described purliners to the flange of thecan ends, and interconnected mechanism for imparting timed movement tothe respective mentioned instrumentalities.

toward the ring liners and applying the 25. In an apparatus forthedescribed purpose, the combination with a rotatable carrier providedwith a series of circumferential open interiorly shouldered passages,reciprocating means for feeding and positioning disk blanks in saidpassages, opposing reciprocating devices Working Within said passagesfrom opposite faces of the carrier for cutting ring liners from saiddisks, a stripper for the cut,- ring liner carried by the cutting memberof said devices, and means for assembling can ends and the cut ringliners and applying the latter to the flange of the can ends.

26. In an apparatus for the described purpose, the combination with arotatable carrier provided with a series ofcircumferentially disposedopen interiorly shouldered passages, mechanism for impartingintermittent movement to the carrier for successively positioning thepassages thereof to a disk blank feed station, a cutting station, a canend feed station, and an assembling station for the cut ring liners andcan ends, reciprocating means located at the said stations forrespectively feeding disk blanks to the passages of the carrier, cuttinga ring liner therefrom, positioning can ends relative to the ringliners, assembling the liners and can ends and applying the former tothe'flange of said ends, and interconnected mechanisms for impartingtime movement to the said reciprocating means relative to the movementof the carrier.

27. In an apparatus for the described purpose, a rotatable carrierprovided with a series of circumferentially disposed open interiorlyshouldered passages, a holder adapt-' ed to contain a stack of diskblanks, a reciprocating member for removing the lowermost blank from astack Within the holder and delivering the same to a positioned passageof the carrier, means associated with said member to hold the blankagainst movement on the return stroke of said member, means for. cuttinga ring liner from said positioned blank, devices for applying the cutliner ring to the flange of a can end, and mechanism for imparting timedmovement to the mentioned associated instrumentalities.

28. In an apparatus for the described purpose, the combination withreciprocating means for feeding disk blanks, cooperating members forcutting ring liners therefrom, means for receiving and transporting thedisk blanks from the feed means to the cutting means, devices foiremoving the core piece of the blank, means associated with one ofthe'cutting members for stripping therefrom the cut ring liner, meansfor assembling the ring liner and a can end and ap plying the said linerto the flange of the can end, and interconnected mechanism for imparting timed movement to the respective mentioned inter-relatedinstrumentalities.

29. In an apparatus for the described purpose, a rotatable carriermember provided with a series of interiorly shouldered circumferentiallydisposed passages, devices for placing a disk blank Within one of thepassages, means for cutting from said disk blank ivhile seated in saidpassage and removing therefrom a core piece to leave a ring liner seatedon the shoulder in the passage, and means for assembling and applyingthe ring liner thus formed with a can end while the ring liner is Withinthe said passage of the carrier member.

30. In an apparatus for the described purpose, a carrier member providedwith interiorly shouldered passages, means forv feeding disk blankssuccessively to said passages, and associated instrumentalities forcutting a ring liner from said positioned disk blank and assembling andapplying the cut ring liner to a can end while the liner isavithin thesaid passage, and inter-connected mechanism for imparting timed movementto said mentioned instrumentalities.

31. In an apparatus for the described purpose, the combination with acarrier means provided with an orifice for receiving a disk blank, ofreciprocating instriunentalities for cutting a ring liner from a diskblank While so seated, removing the waste material of the blank andleaving the cut ring liner in its seat. and reciprocating devices forassembling and applying the ring liner to a can end while the ring lineris within the orifice of the carrier means.

32. In an apparatus for the described purpose, the combim'itionwith arotatable carrier member provided with orifices for receiving andholding disk blanks. opposing reciprocating devices for cutting a ringliner from said blanks and removing the waste material While leaving thecut ring liner Within its orifice, means for positioning can ends Withrespect to said orifices, reciprocating assembling devices for moving acan end with respect to the seated ring liner and applying the linerthereto while the liner is within the said orifice, a spring held membercarried by one of said assembling devices for forcing the lined can endfrom Within such orifice of the carrier member, and interconnectedmechanism for imparting movement to the mentioned instrumentalities.

In an apparatus for the described pur pose, a rotatable carrier memberprovided with an interiorly shouldered orifice for the reception of adisk blank, a reciprocating device for feeding disk blanks. singly tosaid orifice. and opposing reciprocating instrumentalities co-aetingwith said carrier member for cutting a ring liner from said disk tiallyvertically while in the orifice 'of the carrier member, removing thewaste cut from the disk and leaving the cut ring liner. seated in saidorifice, and a spring actuated device coacting with one of the cuttinginstrumentalities for stripping the cut ring liner therefrom.

34-. In an apparatus for the described purpose. the combination with arotatable carrier member provided with an interiorly within said orificeof the carrier and applying the cut ring liner thereto while the ring iswithin the orifice, and spring held means associated with one of saidreciprocating members for forcing the lined can end from Within theorifice of the carrier member.

In an apparatus for the described purpose, a horizontally rotatablecarrier member PIOX'ldGdWltll a series of circumferendisposed interiorlyshouldered orifices or passages,iradially extended guide cutouts in theupper and lower faces of said carrier member intercepting each of theorifices, a fixed plate situated beneath the carrier member and providedwith a discharge outlet for lined can ends, a reciprocating device. forsupplying a disk blank to an orifice of the carrier through the guidecut-outs in the upper face thereof, opposing reciprocating plungers forcutting a ring liner from the disk blank while seated within the orificeof the carrier, removing the waste of the blank and leaving the cut ringliner seated within said orifice, means for feeding a, can end through aguide cut-out in the lower face of the carrier into position relative tothe cut ring liner, opposing reciprocating plungers for moving the canend into the orifice and applying the cut ring liner thereto while thering is in the said orifice, a spring held member associated with one ofsaid plungers for forcing the lined can end from within the orifice,

and means associated with the carrier member for controlling thedischarge of the can ends in accordance as to whether thesame is a linedor non-lined end.

36. In an apparatus for the described purpose, the combination with arotatable carrier member provided with circumferentially disposedinteriorly shouldered orifices for the reception of disk blanks, cuttingmeans co-acting with the carrier member for cutting a ring liner from adisk while in an orifice of the carrier, removing the waste and leavingthe cut ring liner in said orifice,

assembling means for moving a can end into said orifice and applying thering liner to the end while the ring liner is in said orifice, devicesfor forcing the lined can end from within the orifice, and electricallyactuated means for controlling the discharge of the can end inaccordance as to whether a ring liner has been applied thereto.

37. In an apparatus for the described purpose, the combination with arotatable turret for transporting a disk blank to cuttinginstrumentalities and a ring liner cut from said blank to means forapplying the same to a can end, of automatically operated means forvarying the point of discharge for the can end in accordance as towhether the end tobedischarged is a lined or a nonlined end.

38. In an apparatus for the described pur-' pose, the combination with arotatable-carrier member provided Wltll' an open 1nte riorly shoulderedpassage for the reception of a disk-blank, of cutting means compris ingopposing reciprocating plungers co-acting with said carrier for cuttinga ring liner from the blank while seated within said passage, removingthe waste material and leaving the cut ring liner within the passage, anairpassage extended through one of the plungers, a stripper ringassociated with such plunger for stripping the cut ring liner therefrom,and mechanisms for actuating the carrier to transport the seated diskblank to the cutting means and imparting timed reciprocating motion tosaid means.

39. In an apparatus for the described purpose, the combination with anintermittent movable carrier member provided with a seat. for diskblanks, of cutting means for cutting a ring liner from a presented blankwhile held within its seat of the carrier member, said cutting meanscomprising opposing reciprocating plungers of different diameters, anair passage extended through the plunger of less diameter, andmechanisms for imparting intermittent rotation to the carrier mer berand timed reciprocating movement to the said plungers.

40. In can machinery, the combination with mechanism for assembling cutring liners relative to the flange of can ends, of means associated withsaid mechanism for controlling the discharge of the ends in accordanceas to whether the same are lined or non-lined ends.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

J AMESA. GRAY.

Witnesses:

N.A. AGKER, D. B. RICHARDS.

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